importing effects from X2 to X4

[phnxrsngbr]

Hi Everyone,

I've discovered I have some video effects, like "Film Express" (which happens to be a NewBlue effect) in VSX2 that I don't have in VSX4. I'd like to use it but don't know how to import it and don't know where to find it, either. Any ideas on how I might move it over?

Thanks!

[Ken Berry]

This is not necessarily guaranteed to work since the activating files were designed to work with X2 and not X4. But you will find the relevant files in C:\Program Files\Corel\CorelVideoStudio12\vft_plug.

You will find a number of files listed along these lines. (I can't gurantee they are the files you are talking about since I own the full versions of NewBlue Video Essentials I - IV, and those filters are included in those packages as well.):

NBCustomUI.dll
NBFilmEffects.chm
NBFilmEffects.dll
NBFilmEffectsLang.xml
NewBlueFilmDamage.vft
NewBlueFilmExpress.vft etc

There are also a number of related .wmv files listed above these e.g. filmexpress.wmv

Copy all these files to the vft-plug sub-folder (with X4 closed). Reopen the program, and they should be found and added to your Filters folder.

[Ron P.]

There's a few more, basically any file in that folder that has NewBlue or NB as part of the name, and the associated video files for the effect.

NBFX files-1.png (6.64 KiB) Viewed 1905 times

NBFX files-2.png (3.08 KiB) Viewed 1905 times

[phnxrsngbr]

Thanks very much to you both, I'll move them and hope that they still work.

[boxy]

Hi. Just got X4 and I did try this with the files from X2 without any success. Does this mean it doesn't work or is there a trick to doing it? Thanks!

[boxy]

I did get the files inserted correctly and the filters to work but there is the NEWBLUE watermark in the lower corner. I clicked "Activate" and a prompt came up saying "this is only able to run in Videostudio 12."

This case is now officially closed.